Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-21
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
IA TERRIBLE CRASH At SEA.
The. Scholten Sunk In A
Collision.
OVER A HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Scenes Of Horror At The
Wreck.
A QUIET SUNDAY AT LONDON.
Paraders Out But No Dis
turbance Made.
A QUIET SUNDAY AT LONDON.
TWO STEAMERS IN COLLISION

ing and Many of Them Rush Panic
stricken to Their Fate-Awful Scene
ofTerrOr and Death-Over a Hundred
Persons Missing and Relieved to EHav'
Been Lost.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-The steamer W. A
Scholten, Captain Taat, which left Rotterdam
yesterday morning for New York, was sunl
by a collision with the steamer Rosa Mary OF
i Hartlepool at II O'Clock last night ten miles
l off Dover. The Scholten carried a compile
ment of $50 passengers and crew. The
steamer Ebro of Sunderland rescued ninety
| of the passengers and crew and landed them
| at tie Sailors Home, Dover. One hundred
and forty of the passengers are missing. One
passenger and a child of the party brought tc
Dover were found dead from exposure. 1t is
hoped that passing vessels have rescued the
missing ones. The w. A. Scholtens mastE
| are visible from Dover pier. Boats have left
Dover bound in all directions for the purpose
| of saving life and property if possible. The
/ Rosa Mary is anchored off Ramsgate with her
| bows stove Up to 2:05 p. m. twenty-five
bodies from the Scholten had been landed at
| Dover.
At the time of the accident dense fog pre-
1 vailed. The Scholten was struck on the port
| bow by the Rosa Mary. Immediately after
/ the shock was felt the Scholten's passengers,
| all of whom had retired for the night, rushed
| on deck in their night clothes. The boats
| were promptly ordered to be lowered, but it
1 was found that only two were available. Tie
| three others were useless and were not lower
| ed The water rushed swiftly through the
| hole in the bow and terrible scene ensued.
The panic-stricken passengers uttered pierre
| ing shrieks and many fell upon their knees
and prayed aloud Little children chung to
| their mothers, who themselves were shrek
| ing with terror. The officers were cool and
self possessed and remained on the bridge to
| the last. Several persons procured life belts
and leaped into the Within twenty
| minutes of the shock the Scholten was en-
quilted. All those who had put on life belts
foated and were rescued by the boats from
| the steamer Ebro, which cruised around IN
til O'Clock in the morning. Many of the
rescued lest wives, husbands, brothers and
sisters. The survivors we're supplied with
clothes and everything possible was done to
ensure their comfort. The passengers &C
counts differ regarding the circumstances of
the collision and the reports Of the officers of
the Soholten clash with those of the officers
of the Rosa Mary. Some of the passengers
state that the evenings merriment had
ceased and most of the passengers
had retired to their hunks, only few re-
manning in the saloon, when a IRENE ndous
crash was heard on the port bow. They say
it is impossible that the collision could have
occurred by the Seholten striking an an
chored vessel. The second mate of the
Scholten reports that he was on deck when
he saw an unknown steamer coming through
the fog. Before anything could be done the
Scholten was struck in the fore rigging and
port bow. The other vessel, which he now
presumes was the.Rosa Mary, backed off and
disappeared. Within twenty minutes the
Scholten sunk. The captain of the Rosa
Mary states that his vessel was run into
while anchored southeast of South Sand
head by an unknown steamer. Finding that
the Rosa Mary was damaged he proceeded to
Dover roads where the vessel is now locked.
The Rosa Mary was laden with Goals for St.
Nazaire.
The following is list of the per-
sons saved and landed at Dover:
Sarah Zuherman, Caroline Muller, Carl
Muller, Svet Catzelim, Fred Stepney, Sara
Gold, Marie Steilsier, T. Robinson, Vandam
Foeybram, Johan Binkie, Reich Bromhof,
KONG, c. F. Andeartt, Jude Leviens, H.
Pastuora, S. Whine, E. Siosky, S.
Alpser, I. sebotti, E. Suscarieh,
Charles Miles, A. J. BergsteiE, G.. Appleby,
PekeI Schatmeider, F. Wilma, Francis Reiter,
j. Gerung, G. Teske, Meyer Schalsneider, L.
Streick, Barbara SputZ, Marie Hobels, Ber-
gen Kles.
Crew-Moritz Ayme, Hillsinga, Kenne-
Ramp, Meekelbach, Lusk, Fellinga, Meyer,
Devries, Stoma, Felber, Wegendan, Chriske,
Seethoven, Guber., Huffman, Barto, Flick
ners, KONG, Bredius, Kebringen, Man De-
vooye Jacob IDevries. Drusen, Rockers, Neil
sen, Debie, DONNA, Springemaye, Lunsper-
Danoydadomer, Kok.
f. According to the latest, statements there
were two hundred and ten persons on board
the Scholten, leaving one hundred and thirty
two drowned and missing. The Scholten
lies four miles from the Admiralty pier. She
is in position dangerous to navigation. A
buoy and lights have been placed at the
wreck.
Among the bodies identified at Dover are
those of Mrs. Lebenstein, Henri Blanc, Bur
stig friedman, Solomon Geldschmidt and
John Koeule, all passengers, and Peter Still
berg, chief mate, Dunt, second steward, and
Mrs. Hak, chief stewardess. The bodies are
distorted, showing that death was caused by
violence and not by drowning. One of those
saved is Monte Coils from the Tyrol.
He states that the scenes on the sinking ship
were terrible. The steerage passengers
stricken with terror ran about the deck in
wild confusion. The captain tried his ut
most to restore order, but without effect.
The passengers rushed for the. boats and it
was with great difficulty that the officers
could keep them from jumping into and
sinking them. Coils was in the water two
hours. When taken out he was greatly ex-
hausted owing to the extreme cold and his
efforts to keep afioat After the vessel sunk
heard for long time in all directions
George Moore, passenger, states that
when the crash occurred a general rush was
made for the deck. CT was told that nothing
serious had occurred" he saysA. but secur-
ed life belt. There were six English pas
sengers on board the vessel andzone of these,
a girl, asked me to keep in a greup-that the
English might 60 down together. | was in
the water long time before being picked up.
When the Scholten sank the cries were heart
rending The captain of the Ebro, the res
cuing vessel, behaved nobiy. He had all his
deckload of lumber thrown overheard and
this judicious act saved many lives. Only
two of the Scholtens boats were lowered the
others could not be got adrift. 1 do not
know whether this was due to any fault on
board. The vessel listed over so much that
all the boats could not be got into the water.
The people rushed about in the greatest state
of excitement, all trying to get place in the
two boats which had been successfully low
cred. The% scare and disorder prevented
many persons being saved. The water was
freezing cold" 9
Charles Mills of Red Hill, Surrey, says:
The life boats appeared as L they mad not
been used for long time They had to be
chopped away with axes with the assistance
of passengers I called out to those on the
bridge to fire rockets. 1t was long time
before they ] did. The greatest confusion
prevailed The ship was right over on her
port side before they fired the rockets. L
waited until the water the boilers,
putting ont the ares.S -1sthen got belt, but
a sailor snatched it away. We were all
mixed together, foreigners and English
| clinging to one another in the water. saw
several drowned in this way and had the
greatest difficulty to keep clear of them:
gave spar to- ia woman to hold on to. The
| Dntob sailors wanted to save themselves and
they thrust the women aside. can swim
well and swan about till got to the Ebro.
After the collision I went down into the cab
| met and woke two ladies, but they were par
alyzed with terror and would not get up de-
spite all entreaties. I heard various complaints
about the conduct of the sailors. The con-
| fusion was extreme. Everybody seemed ter
rnr-strinkan SIis may account for the app